Processing of spent mercury-containing ion-exchange resins. I. High-temperature plasma pyrolysis

  • Arseniy V. Artemov National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russia
  • Mikhail V. Dyubanov Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Science Interdepartment Center of Analytical Research in Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Russian State University named after A.N. Kosygin (Technology. Design. Art)”, Moscow, Russia
  • Oleg I. Sedlyarov Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Russian State University named after A.N. Kosygin (Technology. Design. Art)”, Moscow, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5347-8767
  • Аlexander V. Pereslavtsev National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russia
  • Sergey A. Voshchinin National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25514/CHS.2022.2.23010
Keywords: mercury-containing waste, plasma processing, feasibility study

Abstract

One of the approaches for the effective utilization of spent mercury-containing ion-exchange resins is high-temperature plasma pyrolysis, which is widely used to process wastes of various morphological compositions with the generation of thermal and electrical energy and production of basalt-like slag. The paper presents principal technological schemes of a unitary plasma block and a high-temperature plasma converter complex for the above mentioned waste type processing. A feasibility study for plasma waste processing has been carried out. The complex provides neutralization and detoxification of highly toxic mercury-containing waste in combination with medical, biological and other types of hazardous waste. The complex will be able to provide the region of its localization with a significant amount of heat and electricity, replacing hydrocarbon energy sources. According to calculations, the profit from the operation of the complex can be up to 200 million rubles/per year.

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Published
2022-12-11
How to Cite
Artemov, A. V., Dyubanov, M. V., Sedlyarov, O. I., PereslavtsevА. V., & Voshchinin, S. A. (2022). Processing of spent mercury-containing ion-exchange resins. I. High-temperature plasma pyrolysis. Chemical Safety Science, 6(2), 161 - 170. https://doi.org/10.25514/CHS.2022.2.23010
Issue
Vol 6 No 2 (2022)
Section
Utilization and biodegradation of wastes

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